The fossil was secretly brought to the U.K. by ... it was concluded that this sample was more closely related to the Chinese Anchiornis and given the name Ostromia. "This new research at Diamond ...

Fossil evidence indicates it was covered in ... While capable of short bursts of powered flight, it was not a strong flyer. Anchiornis, from the Late Jurassic (~160 million years ago) of China ...

For some species at least, such as the small feathered dinosaur Anchiornis, we have the fossils, and we have the techniques. We just need to extract the data from the dinosaur fossils we have.